Airbus Working With Emirates on New Order for Flagship A380
- CEO Enders says company will make the plane for next decade
- Both sides working on deal that might come by Dubai Air Show
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Airbus SE is working with Emirates, the biggest buyer of its A380 double-decker airliner, on a follow-up deal, which would bring much-needed relief to a program that’s running out of orders as carriers pick smaller more fuel-efficient aircraft.
The two sides aim to come to terms in time for the Dubai Air Show, which starts Nov. 12, Emirates Chairman Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum said on Friday in Hamburg, before taking delivery of its 100th A380. Airbus Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders sought to bolster the troubled program at the event, saying the A380 would remain in production for another decade, and that there are other sales prospects to customers in the Middle East and Asia.